Fenix 5S/5 - 11.57 Beta Release

Curious about trying out the beta firmware for my F5.

I've been using stock firmware on my F5 since May. I assume installing beta firmware will clear my watch. Will this always be the case? Will I need to set it up after installing a new beta release?

I guess what I'm really asking, would it be a good idea to install this on my primary (and only) device?

Beta Firmwares are like normal ones as long as the release numbers only counting upwards.
You can install and use it like release versions.

Normally, they are very reliable. I only have one Fenix 5 I where the whole day and am on the beta path.
If your or someone else live depends on it, you shouldn't do it ;-)

All seems to be working including connecting to Garmin Explore, but my floor counter is a little more than double of what it should be. I took a simple 0.9mile hike, with an elevation gain of 134.5ft per the summary of the hike, and would up with 23 floors. It should be closer to 12-13 floors at the most.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3190933465

I do notice the elevation data looks a little more "noisy" than it used to, but also is no longer smoothed off during abrupt elevation changes like coming over the crest of a hill, so it appears the filtering has changed, and this is a positive thing IMHO, but it seems to have broken the floor counter.

I re-started the F5, and still the same results.

I will send over my fit file from this when I get home this evening.

*** UPDATE: We have updated the version 11.57 Beta folder to include the new Sensor Hub version 6.24 ***

The beta file available for download still contains Sensor Hub v6.21 dated 9/20/2018 as of this afternoon. Any news on this?

And Strava complained about a 'Bad File Data' error when trying to sync (or manually upload) a swim activity. ??

-Thomas

Same here since 11.57, pool swims not uploading to Strava, and an error trying a manual upload.
5S download link still contains sensor hub 6.21

I updated just the sensor hub, and I am at 2.64, and I can confirm 2.64 is in the zip file provided above.
The double-floors bug is gone, though it is slightly more floor sensitive than before, but actually seems more reasonable. I used to get about 9 floors for 106ft, now I am getting 11-12. A tad high, but I am OK with that. Well within acceptable margin. Sure beats getting 22 for the same height gain with the older sensor hub.

Note for other users, I performed the update when the zip still had the older sensor hub in it. later I came back here and just copied the sensor hub file into the REMOTESW folder and updated again. Then I had 2.64. You may only need to update that one file and try again.

Squid, do you see a folder called Sensor_Hub_v624, then? Because I've just downloaded in the last half hour, and I have Sensor_Hub_v621, the file inside is timestamped 20th Sep 2018.

just uploaded all the files to fenix5, still on sensor hub v6.21...

For me the Fenix 5 link has the v624 folder, the 5S still the old v621.
Tried the Fenix 5 v624 file on my 5S, didn't recognise it